F5 Accounting Manager Compliance 

United States, Washington, Seattle 

601870602

The Accounting Manager plays a critical role in driving the continuous development, execution, and improvement of F5 Accounting’s internal controls program and other compliance initiatives. This position ensures the Accounting Department’s compliance with SOX and other relevant regulatory requirements while collaborating with cross-functional teams, including IT, internal control process owners, and internal and external auditors. This will include contributing to accounting system implementations, automation / process improvement ideas and the deployment of new processes related to evolving business requirements. It presents an opportunity to shape key processes and scale internal controls to support a fast-paced global organization.

Primary Responsibilities

• Maintain a global governance structure over Accounting business cycles with internal control sponsors, relevant IT teams, and process owners to promote a strong controls culture.
• Ensure efficient and effective compliance with SOX requirements in collaboration with Accounting related business process owners and auditors.
• Conduct internal control risk assessments, including financial statement mapping, control rationalization, gap analysis, and the identification of key controls and reports.
• Advise teams on the design and implementation of effective internal controls, emphasizing automation and scalability.
• Monitor and assess emerging financial reporting risks with the growth and evolution of the business and develop strategies to implement appropriate controls to address these emerging risks timely.
• Collaborate on system implementations to ensure controls are incorporated, change management guidelines are followed, and processes are documented.
• Drive the adoption of automated tools and processes to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the controls program.
• Serve as the subject matter expert and point of contact for internal controls across all accounting related business cycles.
• Create and maintain documentation for current and future data flows and processes.
• Support process owners in analyzing control deficiencies, identifying root causes, and implementing timely remediation.
• Support other accounting initiatives broadly, including ESG, SEC, Statutory and Regulatory reporting requirements.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Other responsibilities

• Uphold F5’s Business Code of Ethics and model the Be F5/Lead F5 Behaviors.
• Promptly report violations of the Code or other company policies.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Extensive experience in internal controls, with prior Big 4 or large accounting firm experience supporting U.S. public companies.
• Experience auditing and evaluating ITprograms/systemsand business processprojects, infrastructure, risks/controls and operating systems (Oracle experience is a plus).
• Strong understanding of auditing standards, COSO, risk assessment practices, technical aspects of accounting and financial reporting, and regulatory compliance.
• Understanding of internal control concepts and experience in applying them to plan, perform, manage, and report on the evaluation of various business processes, areas, and functions.
• Strong aptitude for information technology and digital tools to enhance financial reporting controls.
• In-depth understanding of U.S. PCAOB standards and control deficiency evaluation frameworks.
• Expertise in process automation tools using Alteryx, UiPath, or like solutions preferred.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills with a high attention to detail; sound judgment showing logic-based decision-making, and a hands-on approach with stakeholders.
• Strong project management and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across departments globally.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, and planning skills, with unquestionable ethics/integrity.
• Strong communicator with the ability to disseminate issues via written reports and verbal discussions, document results, and prepare/present results to peers and management.
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information.
• Flexible and open to new ideas and processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, or related field
• 7 or more years of experience working in a large public accounting firm or multi-national corporate enterprise is preferable
• Candidate with a CPA, CA, CIA, CISA (or equivalent) is strongly preferred

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Duties are performed in an office environment while sitting at a desk or computer table
• Duties require the ability to utilize a computer, communicate over the telephone, and read printed material
• Duties may require being on call periodically and working outside normal working hours (evenings and weekends)

The Job Description is intended to be a general representation of the responsibilities and requirements of the job. However, the description may not be all-inclusive, and responsibilities and requirements are subject to change.

The annual base pay for this position is: $99,998.00 - $149,996.00